diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a4b576eb9c00311392c203755663f9f4a29e8477..3f8fb686b59ce6d3c9439232d9ade24f108ea65d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 *.a
 *.s
 *.ko
+*.so
 *.mod.c
 
 #
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
index 1c0db652b3661f01d36d8dffa53d9947e1e5c55b..7e77f93634ea507569e3554434fe7978767d7fba 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ In this document you will find information about:
 	=== 5. Include files
 	   --- 5.1 How to include files from the kernel include dir
 	   --- 5.2 External modules using an include/ dir
+	   --- 5.3 External modules using several directories
 	=== 6. Module installation
 	   --- 6.1 INSTALL_MOD_PATH
 	   --- 6.2 INSTALL_MOD_DIR
@@ -344,6 +345,45 @@ directory and therefore needs to deal with this in their kbuild file.
 	Note that in the assignment there is no space between -I and the path.
 	This is a kbuild limitation:  there must be no space present.
 
+--- 5.3 External modules using several directories
+
+	If an external module does not follow the usual kernel style but
+	decide to spread files over several directories then kbuild can
+	support this too.
+
+	Consider the following example:
+	
+	|
+	+- src/complex_main.c
+	|   +- hal/hardwareif.c
+	|   +- hal/include/hardwareif.h
+	+- include/complex.h
+	
+	To build a single module named complex.ko we then need the following
+	kbuild file:
+
+	Kbuild:
+		obj-m := complex.o
+		complex-y := src/complex_main.o
+		complex-y += src/hal/hardwareif.o
+
+		EXTRA_CFLAGS := -I$(src)/include
+		EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(src)src/hal/include
+
+
+	kbuild knows how to handle .o files located in another directory -
+	although this is NOT reccommended practice. The syntax is to specify
+	the directory relative to the directory where the Kbuild file is
+	located.
+
+	To find the .h files we have to explicitly tell kbuild where to look
+	for the .h files. When kbuild executes current directory is always
+	the root of the kernel tree (argument to -C) and therefore we have to
+	tell kbuild how to find the .h files using absolute paths.
+	$(src) will specify the absolute path to the directory where the
+	Kbuild file are located when being build as an external module.
+	Therefore -I$(src)/ is used to point out the directory of the Kbuild
+	file and any additional path are just appended.
 
 === 6. Module installation
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/ia32/.gitignore b/arch/x86_64/ia32/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 48ab174fe5f12f425038f2f74cc5d2d8ed5f5507..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/arch/x86_64/ia32/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-vsyscall*.so
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c b/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
index b996fb59b7e44bfbda4b448ade43995c870984fb..1d69bf031fb97efdce8c04c1e32520fa074a4bcc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Turn on/off debugging (default:off).");
 #define dprintk(level, args...)						\
 do {									\
 	if ((debug & level)) {						\
-		printk("%s: %s(): ", __stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME),	\
+		printk("%s: %s(): ", KBUILD_MODNAME,			\
 		       __FUNCTION__);					\
 		printk(args); }						\
 } while (0)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget.h b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget.h
index fdaa3318ad3aef2d773f7e0d9aa783b382c47a97..c8d48cfba277fc8817f910cd0585e01660010c40 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extern int budget_debug;
 #endif
 
 #define dprintk(level,args...) \
-	    do { if ((budget_debug & level)) { printk("%s: %s(): ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME), __FUNCTION__); printk(args); } } while (0)
+	    do { if ((budget_debug & level)) { printk("%s: %s(): ", KBUILD_MODNAME, __FUNCTION__); printk(args); } } while (0)
 
 struct budget_info {
 	char *name;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c b/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c
index 1794686612c6dccac93431e3b5f22f1f1c62f9f1..0cb5c7e9a884904ae908f53b632446b14329028c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tda9840.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int debug = 0;		/* insmod parameter */
 module_param(debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Turn on/off device debugging (default:off).");
 #define dprintk(args...) \
-            do { if (debug) { printk("%s: %s()[%d]: ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME), __FUNCTION__, __LINE__); printk(args); } } while (0)
+            do { if (debug) { printk("%s: %s()[%d]: ", KBUILD_MODNAME, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__); printk(args); } } while (0)
 
 #define	SWITCH		0x00
 #define	LEVEL_ADJUST	0x02
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c b/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c
index ee3688348b662bac1dc06dc7be1893cd537f185d..09149dad1b84a9dc150b39c34b1dfe0a2ba7b8ea 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tea6415c.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static int debug = 0;		/* insmod parameter */
 module_param(debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Turn on/off device debugging (default:off).");
 #define dprintk(args...) \
-            do { if (debug) { printk("%s: %s()[%d]: ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME), __FUNCTION__, __LINE__); printk(args); } } while (0)
+            do { if (debug) { printk("%s: %s()[%d]: ", KBUILD_MODNAME, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__); printk(args); } } while (0)
 
 #define TEA6415C_NUM_INPUTS	8
 #define TEA6415C_NUM_OUTPUTS	6
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tea6420.c b/drivers/media/video/tea6420.c
index 17975c19da5ee376f08ba2b7e98b96d4469b519b..e908f917c8d2c18d97e311a11f116e6c84bf1f23 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tea6420.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tea6420.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static int debug = 0;		/* insmod parameter */
 module_param(debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Turn on/off device debugging (default:off).");
 #define dprintk(args...) \
-            do { if (debug) { printk("%s: %s()[%d]: ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME), __FUNCTION__, __LINE__); printk(args); } } while (0)
+            do { if (debug) { printk("%s: %s()[%d]: ", KBUILD_MODNAME, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__); printk(args); } } while (0)
 
 /* addresses to scan, found only at 0x4c and/or 0x4d (7-Bit) */
 static unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { I2C_TEA6420_1, I2C_TEA6420_2, I2C_CLIENT_END };
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 368ec8e45bd0eebea148ff9c315e252a4a7141ea..b5c98c43779e4ada67ae76132ed0279967a48f9a 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifdef MODULE
 #define MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX /* empty */
 #else
-#define MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX __stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME) "."
+#define MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX KBUILD_MODNAME "."
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MODULE
diff --git a/include/media/saa7146.h b/include/media/saa7146.h
index e5be2b9b846b9321bd5e3e316061ae57e29d9dd4..2bc634fcb7bbac85fe6de17b6e45769d3c867147 100644
--- a/include/media/saa7146.h
+++ b/include/media/saa7146.h
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 
 extern unsigned int saa7146_debug;
 
-//#define DEBUG_PROLOG printk("(0x%08x)(0x%08x) %s: %s(): ",(dev==0?-1:(dev->mem==0?-1:saa7146_read(dev,RPS_ADDR0))),(dev==0?-1:(dev->mem==0?-1:saa7146_read(dev,IER))),__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME),__FUNCTION__)
+//#define DEBUG_PROLOG printk("(0x%08x)(0x%08x) %s: %s(): ",(dev==0?-1:(dev->mem==0?-1:saa7146_read(dev,RPS_ADDR0))),(dev==0?-1:(dev->mem==0?-1:saa7146_read(dev,IER))),KBUILD_MODNAME,__FUNCTION__)
 
 #ifndef DEBUG_VARIABLE
 	#define DEBUG_VARIABLE saa7146_debug
 #endif
 
-#define DEBUG_PROLOG printk("%s: %s(): ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME),__FUNCTION__)
-#define INFO(x) { printk("%s: ",__stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME)); printk x; }
+#define DEBUG_PROLOG printk("%s: %s(): ",KBUILD_MODNAME,__FUNCTION__)
+#define INFO(x) { printk("%s: ",KBUILD_MODNAME); printk x; }
 
 #define ERR(x) { DEBUG_PROLOG; printk x; }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_ftp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_ftp.c
index d83757a70d9f647f2474952c79b424b148d5159a..b8daab3c64af65503c1b5c94e3fc91c8d5253d9e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_ftp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_ftp.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int __init init(void)
 /* Prior to 2.6.11, we had a ports param.  No longer, but don't break users. */
 static int warn_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	printk(KERN_INFO __stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME)
+	printk(KERN_INFO KBUILD_MODNAME
 	       ": kernel >= 2.6.10 only uses 'ports' for conntrack modules\n");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_irc.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_irc.c
index de31942babe399e3fe9a58919505276662c04bf9..461c833eaca145bd7095225f6a6b84fa45a367c9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_irc.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_irc.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int __init init(void)
 /* Prior to 2.6.11, we had a ports param.  No longer, but don't break users. */
 static int warn_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	printk(KERN_INFO __stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME)
+	printk(KERN_INFO KBUILD_MODNAME
 	       ": kernel >= 2.6.10 only uses 'ports' for conntrack modules\n");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 3d7f1ac9e00ce89e881673142ef8ca517ca3010a..5760e057ecbac174679bedfe60de520645ec659a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_zconf.tab.o	:= -I$(src)
 HOSTLOADLIBES_qconf	= $(KC_QT_LIBS) -ldl
 HOSTCXXFLAGS_qconf.o	= $(KC_QT_CFLAGS) -D LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 
-HOSTLOADLIBES_gconf	= `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0 --libs`
-HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o	= `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0 --cflags` \
+HOSTLOADLIBES_gconf	= `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0`
+HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o	= `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` \
                           -D LKC_DIRECT_LINK
 
 $(obj)/qconf.o: $(obj)/.tmp_qtcheck
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ ifeq ($(gconf-target),1)
 
 # GTK needs some extra effort, too...
 $(obj)/.tmp_gtkcheck:
-	@if `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0 --exists`; then		\
-		if `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --atleast-version=2.0.0`; then			\
+	@if `pkg-config --exists gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0`; then		\
+		if `pkg-config --atleast-version=2.0.0 gtk+-2.0`; then			\
 			touch $@;								\
 		else									\
 			echo "*"; 							\
diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
index 7c805c8fccd26b7a839079ba9e5268046cb392e9..f54dac88cfd1d86b2cbcf7e35e8b3880f9fcfce0 100644
--- a/scripts/setlocalversion
+++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
@@ -1,56 +1,22 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-# Copyright 2004 - Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>  GPL v2
+#!/bin/sh
+# Print additional version information for non-release trees.
 
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-use Digest::MD5;
-require 5.006;
-
-if (@ARGV != 1) {
-	print <<EOT;
-Usage: setlocalversion <srctree>
-EOT
-	exit(1);
+usage() {
+	echo "Usage: $0 [srctree]" >&2
+	exit 1
 }
 
-my ($srctree) = @ARGV;
-chdir($srctree);
-
-my @LOCALVERSIONS = ();
-
-# We are going to use the following commands to try and determine if this
-# repository is at a Version boundary (i.e, 2.6.10 vs 2.6.10 + some patches) We
-# currently assume that all meaningful version boundaries are marked by a tag.
-# We don't care what the tag is, just that something exists.
-
-# Git/Cogito store the top-of-tree "commit" in .git/HEAD
-# A list of known tags sits in .git/refs/tags/
-#
-# The simple trick here is to just compare the two of these, and if we get a
-# match, return nothing, otherwise, return a subset of the SHA-1 hash in
-# .git/HEAD
-
-sub do_git_checks {
-	open(H,"<.git/HEAD") or return;
-	my $head = <H>;
-	chomp $head;
-	close(H);
+cd "${1:-.}" || usage
 
-	opendir(D,".git/refs/tags") or return;
-	foreach my $tagfile (grep !/^\.{1,2}$/, readdir(D)) {
-		open(F,"<.git/refs/tags/" . $tagfile) or return;
-		my $tag = <F>;
-		chomp $tag;
-		close(F);
-		return if ($tag eq $head);
-	}
-	closedir(D);
-
-	push @LOCALVERSIONS, "g" . substr($head,0,8);
-}
-
-if ( -d ".git") {
-	do_git_checks();
-}
+# Check for git and a git repo.
+if head=`git rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null`; then
+	# Do we have an untagged version?
+	if  [ "`git name-rev --tags HEAD`" = "HEAD undefined" ]; then
+		printf '%s%s' -g `echo "$head" | cut -c1-8`
+	fi
 
-printf "-%s\n", join("-",@LOCALVERSIONS) if (scalar @LOCALVERSIONS > 0);
+	# Are there uncommitted changes?
+	if git diff-files | read dummy; then
+		printf '%s' -git_dirty
+	fi
+fi
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index ec18d60756251ff8e562eb16e4c1a83c22b490a9..f9b35cc0b248f4ed49146651930fc49cad3b65d5 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ static struct security_operations capability_ops = {
 	.vm_enough_memory =             cap_vm_enough_memory,
 };
 
-#define MY_NAME __stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME)
-
 /* flag to keep track of how we were registered */
 static int secondary;
 
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ static int __init capability_init (void)
 	/* register ourselves with the security framework */
 	if (register_security (&capability_ops)) {
 		/* try registering with primary module */
-		if (mod_reg_security (MY_NAME, &capability_ops)) {
+		if (mod_reg_security (KBUILD_MODNAME, &capability_ops)) {
 			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure registering capabilities "
 				"with primary security module.\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ static void __exit capability_exit (void)
 		return;
 	/* remove ourselves from the security framework */
 	if (secondary) {
-		if (mod_unreg_security (MY_NAME, &capability_ops))
+		if (mod_unreg_security (KBUILD_MODNAME, &capability_ops))
 			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure unregistering capabilities "
 				"with primary module.\n");
 		return;